1.Clinical characteristics and prognosis of novel bunyavirus infection: 68-case report
Linling ZHOU ; Bo LIU ; Aina CHANG ; Shengnan XU
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2015;33(2):75-78
Objective To retrospectively analyze the clinical characteristics,prognosis and risk factors of novel bunyavirus infection.Methods The clinical data of 68 patients with novel bunyavirus infection confirmed by laboratory diagnosis at Wendeng Central Hospital of Weihai were retrospectively collected.Epidemiological characteristics,clinical manifestations,physical signs and laboratory results were analyzed.Results Twenty two patients (32.4 %) had intimate contact with ermine (breeding ermine or ermine biting) ; 4 patients (5.9%) had been bitten by tick within 2 weeks,6 patients (7.4%) had intimate contact with patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) ; and 25 patients (36.8 %) had a history of fieldwork before the onset of the disease.Thirty-four patients (50.0 %) were over 60 years old and 27 cases (39.7%) had underlying diseases.Initial symptoms in all patients were fever accompanied by loss of appetite,fatigue and other toxemic symptoms,followed by multi organ damage.Other clinical manifestations included nervous system damage (27 cases,39.7%),hemorrhage (4 cases,5.9%),rapid atrial fibrillation (10 cases,14.7%) and pneumonia (18 cases,26.5%).White blood cell count of 55 cases (80.9%) was less than or equal to 2.0 × 109/L,platelet count of 18 cases (26.5%) was less than or equal to 30 × 109/L.Abnormal hepatic function was found in 62 cases (91.2%); elevated myocardial enzymes was found in 68 cases (100.0%),prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time in 44 cases (64.7%),hyponatremia in 23 cases (33.8%),hypokalemia in 29 cases (42.6%),hypocalcemia in 36 cases (82.4%),hyperglycemia in 49 cases (72.1%).Serum nucleic acid quantitation of novel bunyavirus varied from 1.10 × 102 to 5.78 × 107 tissue culture infective dose (TCID)/ mL.Fifty five cases were cured,accounting for 80.9 %,while 13 (19.1%) died eventually.Conclusions High risk factors of novel bunyavirus infection included intimate contact with ermine and infected patients,tick biting and fieldwork.Patients with elder age,underlying diseases,nervous system symptoms,hemorrhage,pneumonia,low platelet,high viral load and elevated myocardial enzymes may have poor progonsis.
2.Comparison of in vitro antibacterial activities of Cefpodoxime proxetil and Cefixime against common pathogens of community acquired pneumonia in children
Linling LI ; Shuping ZHOU ; Qiang CHEN ; Jiangwei KE ; Yan ZHOU ; Lan LI
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2020;35(21):1633-1637
Objective:To compare the in vitro antibacterial activities of Cefpodoxime proxetil and Cefixime against common pathogens of community acquired pneumonia in children, and to provide basis for guiding the rational use of antibiotics in clinical practice. Methods:The pathogens of 100 cases of community acquired pneumonia in Children′s Hospital of Jiangxi Province from June 2018 to October 2019 were analyzed retrospectively.The sensitivity and resis-tance of these pathogens to Cefpodoxime proxetil and Cefixime were measured separately by the broth dilution method (tube) recommended by the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), and the results were compared.Results:(1)The 50% minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC 50) and MIC 90 values of Cefpodoxime proxetil to Streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis were all within the sensitive range, showing that Cefpodoxime proxetil had a strong antibacterial effect.The MIC 50 values of Cefixime to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenza were within the sensitive range, while the MIC 90 values showed that these two types of bacteria were resistant to Cefixime.The remaining bacteria were resistant to Cefpodoxime proxetil and Cefixime to varying degrees.(2)The minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) ranges of Cefpodoxime proxetil to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae were significantly lower than those of Cefixime to these two types of bacteria, indicating that Cefpodoxime proxetil had stronger bactericidal activities than Cefixime.The MBC 50 and MBC 90 values of the two drugs to Moraxella catarrhalis, β-Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus lactis were still within the sensitive range of MIC, suggesting that both drugs had a strong bactericidal effect.The remaining bacteria showed resistance to the two drugs to varying degrees.(3)The sensitivity rates of 100 selected pathogens to Cefpodoxime proxetil and Cefixime were 70.00% (70/100 strains) and 57.00% (57/100 strains), respectively.The resistance rates of the 100 pathogens to the two drugs were 22.00% (22/100 strains) and 39.00% (39/100 strains), respectively, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( χ2=7.40, P=0.03). Conclusions:Cefpodoxime proxetil has high sensitivity to common pathogens of children with community-acquired pneumonia, so it can be used as the initial empirical treatment of respiratory tract bacterial infection in children.It is also an appropriate sequential antibiotic therapy for common respiratory tract bacterial infection in children.
3.Study on the relationship between viral load of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus and patient's condition
Linling ZHOU ; Ying ZHAO ; Rongjuan JIA ; Jinhuan WANG ; Conghui TAN ; Bo LIU ; Shengnan XU ; Aina CHANG ; Chong PENG ; Deyu HUANG
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2017;35(9):541-545
Objective To explore the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus (SFTSV) existence time in the body,and the correlation between viral load and the severity and prognosis of disease.Methods The clinical data of 125 SFTS patients from May 2015 to October 2016 in Weihai Central Hospital in Shandong province were analyzed retrospectively.Patients were divided into low viral load group and high viral load group according to the SFTSV RNA levels.Neurological symptoms,bleeding tendency,the incidence of myocardial damage and severe pneumonia,laboratory biochemical index and prognosis of two groups were compared.SFTSV RNA of 46 cases were detected dynamically.Data with homogeneity of variance were tested by t test,and data with heterogeneity of variance was tested by rank sum test.Results Among the 125 cases,64 were male and 61 were female.The mean age was (59.0±3.6) years old.One hundred and one cases were cured,and 24 died.SFTSV RNA loads in low viral load group(81 cases) were (3.08± 1.01) copies/mL,and those in high viral load group (44 cases) were (5.69 ± 0.99) copies/mL,with statically significant difference (t =11.78,P<0.05).By the dynamic detection of SFTSV RNA load in 46 patients,viral loads in most patients were gradually declined after 1 week of onset,and cleared after 23 days.The incidence of neurological symptoms,bleeding tendency,severe myocardial damage and pneumonia of two groups showed significant difference (x2 =92.987,38.711,75.889 and 54.680,respectively,all P<0.05).The viral loads of patients who died varied from 1.06× 104 copies/mL to 5.78 × 107 copies/mL.White blood counts of two groups showed no significant difference (t =0.181,P> 0.05).The platelet counts of two groups had significant difference (t =2.869,P<0.05).AST and γ-GT of two groups also had significant difference (P<0.01 and 0.05,respectively).creatine kinase,creatine kinase isoenzyme,lactic dehydrogenase and hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase of two groups all had significant difference (P<0.01 or 0.05).Serum sodium,blood calcium and glucose of the two groups had significant difference (P<0.01 or 0.05).activated partial thromboplastin time of the two groups showed significant difference as well (t=5.623,P<0.01).Conclusions After the onset of SFTSV infection,the virus existence in the body may less than 4 weeks.Viral loads are closely associated with disease severity and prognosis.The higher the viral loads are,the heavier organ dysfunction could be and the higher mortality is.
4.Bilateral hand function training can significantly improve the hand function of stroke survivors
Zhenjing LI ; Xianzhong MENG ; Yu QU ; Min REN ; Yan ZHUANG ; Linling JIANG ; Wenping ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019;41(8):584-587
Objective To explore the effect of bilateral hand function training on the hand function of stroke survivors.Methods Thirty-one patients with unilateral hand dysfunction after stroke were randomly divided into an experimental group of 16 and a control group of 15.Both groups were given 60 minutes of hand function training of their affected hands daily,five days a week for 4 weeks.The experimental group was additionally provided with 40 minutes of bilateral hand training on the basis of the aforementioned intervention.Before the treatment and after the 4 weeks,integrated surface electromyography (iEMG) signals were recorded from both hands' flexor and extensor muscles.Both groups were also assessed using the Fugl-Meyer motor assessment for the upper extremities (FMA-UE).Results After the treatment,the average iEMG of the flexor and extensor muscles during flexion and extension were significantly better than before the treatment in both groups.There was no significant difference between the two groups in their average iEMGs before the treatment,but afterward significant differences were observed in all the iEMG measurements.After the treatment the average total FMA-UE score of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group.Conclusion Bilateral hand function training is significantly more effective than unilateral training in promoting the recovery of flexor and extensor muscle function after a stroke.
5.Clinical characteristics and prognosis factors of 141 severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome cases with high novel Bunya viral load
Linling ZHOU ; Rongjuan JIA ; Chonglin DONG ; Junhua YU ; Yong LIN ; Aina CHANG ; Deyu HUANG
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2020;38(9):578-583
Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome patients with high novel Bunya viral load.Methods:The clinical data of 141 patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome whose viral load higher than 1×10 4 copies/mL were retrospectively collected from May 20, 2013 to October 30, 2019 in Weihai Central Hospital. All patients were diagnosed by laboratory tests. According to the prognosis, the cases were divided into survival group and death group. The clinical manifestations, laboratory test results and the influence of viral load on the conditions and the risk factors of prognosis were compared and analyzed. Chi-square test, rank sum test and logistic regression analysis were used for statistical analysis. Results:There were 76 patients in survival group, with a median age of 64 years. There were 65 patients in death group, with a median age of 71 years. There were significant differences in neurological injury, coma, hemorrhage, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate, and renal injury between the survival group and the death group ( χ2=16.45, 64.06, 11.25, 6.98 and 33.80, respectively, all P<0.01). There were significant differences in activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK), creatine kinase isoenzymes (CK-MB), lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH), hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (HBDH), creatinine, and platelet count between the survival group and the death group ( Z=6.33, 4.51, 2.93, 4.65, 5.00, 4.93, 5.36 and -4.34, respectively, all P<0.01). The RNA quantification of viral load in 138 cases ranged from 1.06×10 4 to 6.53×10 7 copies/mL, and the remaining three cases were higher than 1.00×10 8 copies/mL. The viral load of the two groups were 4.63(4.32, 5.22) and 5.29(4.92, 6.17) lg copies/mL, respectively ( Z=4.91, P<0.01). The mortalities of patients with viral loads of 1.00×10 4-<1.00×10 5 copies/mL, 1.00×10 5-<1.00×10 6 copies/mL and 1.00×10 6-<1.00×10 7 copies/mL were 29.33%(22/75), 51.28%(20/39), 80.95% (17/21), respectively. Six cases with viral loads higher than 1.00×10 7 copies/mL were dead. Logistic regression analysis showed that when age ≥60 years old, viral load >1.00×10 6 copies/mL, platelet count <30.00×10 9/L, LDH ≥5 000.00 U/L, APTT ≥84.00 s, the risk of death increased significantly. Conclusions:The occurrences of coma, hemorrhage, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate, renal injury suggest that the patients′ conditions are more serious and the risk of death is higher. Age, viral load, platelet count, LDH and APTT can be used as indicators to assess the risk of death.
6.Disease costs in inpatients with schizophrenia,major depressive disorder,and bipolar disorder
Guoping WU ; Jingming WEI ; Yueqin HUANG ; Tingting ZHANG ; Yanling HE ; Liang ZHOU ; Jie ZHANG ; Yuandong GONG ; Yan LIU ; Bo LIU ; Jin LU ; Zijian ZHAO ; Yuhang LIANG ; Libo WANG ; Bin LI ; Linling JIANG ; Zhongcai LI ; Zhaorui LIU
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(1):9-15
Objective:To evaluate direct and indirect costs for schizophrenia,major depressive disorder(MDD)and bipolar disorder,and to compare their differences of cost composition,and to explore the drivers of the total costs.Methods:A total of 3 175 inpatients with schizophrenia,MDD,and bipolar disorder were recruited.In-patient's self-report total direct of medical costs outpatient and inpatient,out-of-pocket costs,and direct non-medical costs were regarded as direct costs.Productivity loss and other loss caused by damaging properties were defined as indirect costs.The perspectives of this study included individual and societal levels.Multivariate regression analysis was applied for detecting the factors influencing disease costs.Results:The total cost of schizophrenia was higher than those of MDD and bipolar disorder at individual and societal levels.The indirect costs of three mental disorders were higher than the direct costs,and the indirect cost ratio of bipolar disorder was higher than those of schizophre-nia and MDD.Age,gender,working condition and marital status(P<0.05)were the important drivers of total costs.Conclusion:The economic burden of the three mental disorders is relatively heavy.Schizophrenia has heaviest disease burden,and the productivity loss due to mental disorders is the driving force of the soaring disease cost
7.Comparison of clinical characteristics between first-episode and relapse of major depressive disorder
Xiuyan ZHENG ; Chengxia TANG ; Zhaorui LIU ; Tingting ZHANG ; Yueqin HUANG ; Liang ZHOU ; Yuandong GONG ; Yan LIU ; Bo LIU ; Jie ZHANG ; Haiming WANG ; Zhengmin FENG ; Jun GUO ; Wenming CHEN ; Linling JIANG ; Defang CAI ; Jin LU
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(1):25-32
Objective:To describe demographic,clinical and physiological characteristics,treatment between first-episode major depressive disorder(MDD)and relapse MDD,and to explore characteristics of relapse MDD.Methods:Totally 858 patients who met the diagnostic criteria for depression of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition(DSM-5),were included by using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview(MINI),Clinician-Rated Dimensions of Psychosis Symptom Severity,and Hamilton Depression Scale etc.Among them,529(58.6%)were first-episode depression and 329(36.0%)were relapsed.The differences of demographic characteristics,clinical and physiological characteristics,treatment were compared byx2test and Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test.Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore the characteristics of MDD recur-rence.Results:Compared to first-episode MDD,relapse MDD had more comorbidity(OR=2.11,95%CI:1.00-4.44),more days out of role(OR=1.26,95%CI:1.01-1.56),more history of using psychiatric drug more than one month(OR=1.41,95%CI:1.02-1.97)and electroconvulsive therapy(OR=3.23,95%CI:1.42-7.36),and higher waist-hip ratio(OR=33.88,95%CI:2.88-399.32).Conclusion:Relapse MDD has positive as-sociation with comorbidity of mental disorders,out of role,and higher waist-hip ratio.
8. Association of NLRP2 gene polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Chinese Han population
Xiaoxiao SUN ; Ying XIA ; Linling XU ; Shuoming LUO ; Jian LIN ; Yang XIAO ; Xia LI ; Gan HUANG ; Zhiguo XIE ; Zhiguang ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2020;36(2):111-115
Objective:
To evaluate the association between NLRP2(NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 2) gene polymorphisms and classical type 1 diabetes mellitus(T1DM) in Chinese Han population.
Methods:
A case-control study was conducted in 510 classical T1DM patients from the Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology in the Second Xiangya Hospital affiliated to Central South University and 531 healthy controls in this region. The polymorphisms of rs1043673 in NLRP2 gene were analyzed by MassARRAY.